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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Neymar has already done a lot at the Confederations
Cup to erase doubts about what he can do for Brazil. Vincent Lecavalier Jersey
. Another good performance in the final against Spain on Sunday and few will be
able to dismiss him as the future of Brazilian football. Neymar made headlines
across the world before the Confederations Cup by signing with Barcelona, but
he arrived at the World Cup warm-up tournament marked by lacklustre
performances in the famous yellow jersey. He quickly changed that by scoring
three goals in four matches, leading Brazil to the much-anticipated final
against Spain. The 21-year-old striker was voted man of the match in the teams
first three matches and was decisive again in the semifinal against Uruguay.
"Im really happy with how things have turned out for me and for the national
team so far," Neymar said Friday. "We only have one match left and I hope we
can play well to finish off with the title." The decisive match against world
and European champion Spain at the Maracana Stadium provides the perfect stage
for Neymar to lift his first significant title with Brazil and to try to prove
his critics wrong for good. He has been waiting for that chance for a long
time, and had said before the tournament began that "it would be a dream come
true to play" the final against the Spaniards. "Im anxious already," the
Brazilian striker said. "This is a match that can stay with me for the rest of
my life. I will be defending my country, with the entire world watching."
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Neymar has already proved his worth
regardless of how he plays in the final. "Barcelona must be beaming seeing what
he has been doing here," Scolari said. "He has been playing well, making a
difference against European defenders." Wearing the No. 10 jersey, Neymar
opened the scoring for Brazil in the opener against Japan and also in the
second match against Mexico, both times with remarkable goals. He netted his
third with a well-placed free kick against Italy, and he also assisted in both
Brazil goals on Wednesday against Uruguay. "Neymar is our idol, he is the
peoples idol," Scolari said. "He has had a nice string of matches and everybody
is happy about that. Its important for him to be going through all of these
different situations with Brazil because its something that will make him even
better in the future." Neymar attracted everyones attention with great
performances with Santos in Brazil, but critics were quick to downplay his
potential after he failed to replicate that same success with the national
team. He was often criticized for diving too much, an issue that came up again
during the Confederations Cup when Uruguay captain Diego Lugano publicly
accused the Brazilian striker of trying to "fool the referees and the rivals."
The remarks prompted the Brazilian football federation to put out a lengthy
statement in the players defence. "Its worth repeating that Neymar doesnt need
to resort to diving to play the type of football that is enchanting the world,"
the federation said. At the tournament Neymar has, like many attackers, gone to
ground easily, but has also looked more muscular and resistant to the
attentions of some of Europes best and biggest defenders. Neymar had been
struggling before announcing his move to Barcelona. He hadnt scored in nine
matches and many doubted whether he would come through for Brazil. The
Confederations Cup is his third significant competition with the national team.
He helped Brazils under-20 squad win the South American championship in 2011,
but his first test with the senior team was the 2011 Copa America, when Brazil
was eliminated by Paraguay in the quarterfinals. The second was in the 2012
London Olympics, when he was the star of the Brazilian squad that was favoured
to win its first Olympic gold medal in football but left with the silver after
a loss to Mexico. Neymar was among the players loudly jeered by home fans after
playing poorly in a 2-2 draw in a friendly with Chile earlier this year. That
seems a long time ago. "The Brazilian fans are completely behind us now,"
Neymar said. "They are supporting us no matter what and hopefully they will be
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